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RPB wrote:

Unfortunately, we already have. ...Virginia Tech.

But that's what amazes me; that Texas (with its reputation) has stricter gun laws than Virginia; and we didn't even get 2178 passed so we could be as safe as Virginia campuses. I had a couple Twitter exchanges with John Woods about why his sister chose to go to a school where guns weren't illegal (though there was a school "policy" against them (she graduated last week from VT)..... very short conversation lol

I mean if Texas has such a "loose gun law" reputation, but our laws are actually stricter ... boggles my mind.
If I was 15-30 years younger, I'd seriously think of selling my house and moving to a State where legislators used logic and facts to look for a law school and take a multi-state bar exam or something.

That's what I'm saying. It defies logic. Their entire argument is emotional and cannot withstand historical evidence.

lkd wrote:Sadly, I think the only thing that will turn the tide is an on-campus event similar to Luby's.

I my meanest, most grouchy, hateful days, I still wouldn't wish that experience on anybody.

Unfortunately, we already have. Columbine and Virginia Tech. The anti's still think the police can protect everyone. IMHO, this all goes back to the unwillingness to accept personal responsibility for anything. The hardcore liberal believes he can do no wrong and that someone else, be it society or parents or whoever, is always to blame. Someone made them bad. They didn't make that decision on their own. Someone pushed them by not giving them a choice, chance, or whatever.

I'm not a psychologist or anything, but I think an anti-gun person just can't handle rational logical arguments when it comes to this subject. When presented with unarguable points I think they just begin to shut down mentally and then resort to rhetoric and personal attacks.

Take my wife for example. She is conservative, but until after our daughter was born was vehemently against having a gun in the house. I'll also have to admit that I never pushed the issue before and was not really a gun person anyway. After a very short discussion of different scenarios and police responses she gave the okay for me to get my first gun. Within only a couple of months she extrapolated her thinking to me getting a CHL and hasn't looked back. However, she's not a liberal. This awakening is much more difficult if not impossible for a die-hard liberal.